Tire casing spreader



June 16, 1953 w. R. PERRY 2,642,264

TIRE CASING SPREADER Filed April 6, 1951 Z Jim1/ZZ 1N VENTOR BY v.

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VThis invention relates t and-more' particularly to `afspreader in the vform of a hand toollwhich canf'heireleasably locked in openrxcondition while in engagement witha tire asmga I T 'It is among the objects "of the invention to provide an improved tire casing spreader which can be easily and firmly engaged with the beads of a tire casing and manually operated to force the casing beads apart to spread the casing; which can be positively locked in open condition to hold the tire casing spread against accidental release to avoid danger to the hands of the operator; which can be applied to various size casings and can be applied singly or in multiple to hold a part or all of the casing in spread condition; and which is simple and durable in construction, economical to manufacture and easy to use.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following description and the appended claim in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of a tire casing spreading tool illustrative of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the tool illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the tool illustrated in Figures 1 and-2;

Figure 4 is a somewhat diagrammatic illustration showing the tool in operative association with a tire casing to spread the casing; and

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4,'but showing the tool locked in open position holding the casing in spread condition.

With continued reference to the drawing, the tool comprises a shaft I of elongated, rectangular shape in transverse cross section having a transversely extending notch I I in one end thereof to engage a tire casing bead. At the side of its mid-length location remote from the notch II the edges of the bar or shaft I0 are beveled olf or rounded, as indicated at I2, to provide at this end of the bar a handle formation. Intermediate its length the shaft I0 is also provided with a notch or recess I3 of shallow, V-shapedform at the inner end of thehandle portion.v

A lever I4 of elongated, rectangular shape in transverse cross section is provided in one end with a notch I for engaginga tire casing bead opposed to the bead engaged in the notch I I and this lever has at its other end a bifurcated formationl providing two spaced apart lugs I6 and I1. Theportion of the shaft I 0 in which the notch I3 is provided is received in the' bifurcated portion of the lever I4 between the lugs I6 and I'I and a f .uNiTE-1D-,sTArrf;s lr1.1.--'1.;|2:;1v

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`07 tire casing spreaders u pivotupingl extends-V 2 .y through':registeringfapertures inthe'lugs` I64 and Il near the outer ends of theseelugs and in the vshaft II) tapivotally connect the lever kto theshaft :The pivot pin I8 isA spacedfrom the. notched end Of thelshaftrgl adistancesubstantially equal tothe lengthziofgthe lever I4 and the length of the lever I4 is slightly greater than one half the distance between the beads of a tire' casing when the casing is in opened or spread condition, as illustrated in Figfure 5.

A wire loop or bail I9 is pivotally secured at one end to the shaft I0 between the pivot pin I8 andthe adjacent end of the handle formation of the shaft and at a location spaced from the pivot pin and extends around the lever I4. This bail may havesuitable eye formations at the ends of its legs at the open end of the bail and a pivot pin or rivet 20 may extend through these eye formations and through the transverse aperture in the shaft I0 to pivotally secure the bail to the shaft. The lever I4 is provided with a transversely extending groove 2I in the side thereof Y adjacent the Vnotched end of the shaft and near the notched end of the lever which groove receives the intermediate or bight portion 22 of the bail to lock the lever relative to the shaft in position to hold a tire casing inl spread condition, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 5.

In using the tool to spread a tire casing, with the bail I9 released from the groove 2| in the lever I4, the notch II in the shaft I0 is engaged with one bead 23 of a tire casing 24 and the notch I5 in the distal end of the lever I4 is engaged with the other bead 25 of the tire casing. Manual pressureis now applied to the handle portion of the shaft I0 forcing the notched ends of the shaft and lever apart and thereby forcing the beads 23 and 25 in the tire casing apart to spread the casing. As soon as the tirel beads have been moved apart a predetermined distance, the bail I4 is engaged in the groove 2I in the lever to lock the lever in its casing spreading position relative to the shaft so that the casing willbej positively held in spread condition, as illustrated in Figure 5, against accidental release.

If it is desired to spread the casing over a large angular extent, the first tool may be left in spreading engagement with the casing and a second tool applied to the casing at a location spaced from the first tool and locked in casing e spreading condition andy if desired, otherftools may be applied until the entire casing is held in spread condition. It is contemplated that not more than three or four tools would be required to spread a tire casing entirely around its bead formation.

The invention may be embodied in other speciiic forms without departing from the spirit or essentialV characteristics thereof. The present embodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended lclaim rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claim are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

A tool for spreading tire casngs comprising an elongated shaft having a transversely extending notch in one end and a handle formation at its other end, a lever having a bifurcated end pivotally secured at said end to said shaft intermediate the length of the latter and having a trans'- versely extending notch in its other end, the notched ends of said shaft and said lever being 'adapted to engage the opposite bead formations of a tire casing, and a bail pivotally connected at one end to said shaft at a location spaced from the pivotal connection between said lever` and said shaft in a direction away from the notched end of said lever, said bail extending around said lever and said lever having a groove in one side near the notched end thereof receiving the other end of said bail to lock said lever in casing spreading position relative to said shaft, the pivotal connection between said lever and said shaft being spaced from the notched end of said shaft a distance substantially equal to the length of said lever and said lever having a length slightly greater than one half the distance between the beads of a tire casing when the casing is in spread condition.

WARREN R. PERRY.

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